KEVIN Bridges has said he thinks people will appreciate the simple things in life more once the coronavirus pandemic is over.
With venues around the country shut, comedians are among those feeling the impact the lockdown is having on business.
He is using the quieter time to come up with new material for a future tour.
Bridges last toured in 2018, when his Brand New stand-up tour won Ticketmaster’s UK Ticket of The Year award, the first time it was ever won by a comedian. He said: “I’m working on a new tour with new material so I will be back to writing, I’ll be sitting in the house thinking of jokes.”
Bridges also said that he thinks once the outbreak is over people will take more time to enjoy the things they once took for granted before the restrictions were brought in. He said: “It’s a really sad time but I hope we can get through it and get back to normal.
“I think people will appreciate life a bit more and focus on the bigger things and appreciate just being in the pub, or going to a park or a comedy club, things you take for granted.”
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Bridges has also urged people to think of charities during the outbreak and to consider donating if they can afford it.
He worries that many organisations will be struggling with events such as fundraisers postponed or cancelled.
He recently donated £20,000 to Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (Chas) as a tribute to Dylan Hairstains, a boy he met at Robin House near Balloch in 2012. Bridges has not forgotten the boy, originally from Lockerbie, who died aged 16 that same year after suffering complications from cystic fibrosis.
Bridges said: “I went to visit him in the home, he had a playstation and we used to sit and play the computer.
“He came to a couple of my shows with his family and we kept in touch and had a laugh about football.
“Sadly he passed away, and on Mother’s Day I thought it would be nice to do this.”
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